Service difficulty report · Electrical Box · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 18, 2020
Submitted
December 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2725
Aircraft time
62,027 hours, 22,278 cycles
Part
Electrical Box
Part number
180729101
Part serial
W1862767
Condition
Failed
Location
Entertain Sys
Part time
3,436 hours, 1,311 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 1532, CTG-JFK. DIVERTED TO FLL. EMERGENCY DECLARED. BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR REPORTED BY ALL INFLIGHT, DIVERT TO FLL/ROWS 17-22, BETWEEN ROWS 17-22. NO OVERWEIGHT LAND/NO ABNORMAL CONDITIONS. ACCOMPLISHED CHPT 5 INSP, PER AMM 05-50-00-810-831-A TYPE 10. SOURCE OF SMELL IS COMING FROM LTV EQUIPMENT. FOUND ELEC BURNING SMELL FROM LTV SEAT POWER BOX 13DEF & 16DEF. CABIN CREW REPORTS SMELL RANGE FROM ROWS 12-22. ALLOWED FOR IFE SYSTEM TO BE ENERGIZED FOR 45 MINS, NO ODORS DETECTED. CLEAR PLASTIC PHONE SCREEN PROTECTOR WAS FOUND OVER SEAT POWER BOX FAN AT 16RT WHEN PERFORMING INSPECTION OF IFE INSEAT CABLING/DISCONNECTS FROM ROWS 12-22RT. R & R SPB AT 16RT AS PRECAUTION.

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